Category: eHealth

FierceHealthIT will take its annual publisher’s holiday over the next two weeks and will return to its regular publishing schedule after the New Year on Jan. 5, 2015. However, be sure to visit… read more …read more      

When it comes to health IT news, 2014 was a whopper. From government turmoil to data breach mayhem, several stories stood out. To that end, FierceHealthIT examined five of this year’s biggest headlines. … read more …read more      

Acceptance rates during the November ICD-10 acknowledgement testing week improved to 87 percent, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcement. read more …read more      

Participants in a workshop on upcoming challenges and opportunities in healthcare informatics worried that public health agencies (PHAs) aren’t keeping up, according to an article at eGEMS (Generating Evidence & Methods to increase patient outcomes.) read more …read more      

As Niall Brennan steps into his role as the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services’ first chief data officer, he should focus his attention on making internal and external data more available, according to Arien Malec. read more …read more      

Kaiser Permanente has received five 2014 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, including one of only five organizations to receive the highest honor for eHealth Organizational Commitment. …read more      

With the recent passage of the Omnibus Appropriations bill in Congress, federal lawmakers sent a message to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Health IT still is not very high on our… read more …read more      

An analysis of adverse events reported to two databases found a need for improved reporting, according to a blog post at Health IT Buzz. read more …read more      

A paper published at Perspectives in Health Information Management calls for a nationwide patient matching strategy and describes elements to be standardized. read more …read more